Michael Dickins

Several months in the making, but ‘Cracked Earth’, by Araan Schmidt is finally on campus! The project of putting the first sculpture in the Arts Quad was a joint effort by @apsuartdesign , @ceca_apsu , @apsucostem , @artsandlettersapsu , APSU Grounds Crew, and @coloradomesau sculpture grad students

Join me tomorrow night at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville as I introduce the 2024-25 CECA TN Artist Fellow, Stacy Kranitz, before her talk about her work and creative practice. 6:30p in the Rechter Room. free and open to the public.

Sign the Petition Rename Nashville International Airport to Dolly Parton International Airport

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Talking art with 3rd graders from the CMCSS Spanish Immersive Programm in @thenewgalleryapsu.bsky.social

This guy is an idiot

Trump is now threatening colleges & universities for allowing freedom of speech. Attacking students saying they’ll be expelled or deported for organizing in a protest.

🔥 WATCH: “This is not some gotcha moment. You posted this on your own page.”

The Speech Prof tries to help Tucker understand what it really means that he assumes Black women are bad at their jobs.

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGwXw4f...

Same

“A day over 150 years in the making.”

A Powerful ceremony in the rotunda honoring the enslaved craftspeople who helped build the Tennessee Capitol.

(H/T @brotherjones.bsky.social )

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGrwi02...

Jenny Holzer Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise

Jenny Holzer
Abuse of Power Comes As No Surprise
Offset Lithograph on Paper, 1983
@jennyholzer.bsky.social
#jennybrownart #womenartists #jennyholzer #abuseofpowercomesasnosurprise

This absolutely broke me. #SlavaUkraine🇺🇦

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Absolutely shameful. The AMA | Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States (OAS) holds one of the world’s leading collections of modern and contemporary art from the Western Hemisphere. It is OAS’s principal cultural diplomacy tool for promoting “more rights for more people."

Khari Turner: Lost at Sea
Feb. 24-March 28, 2025
The New Gallery, APSU

Exhibition essay by Lauren Jackson Harris

@thenewgalleryapsu.bsky.social

Thriving at the things I can control

As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity.

TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄

This Is Not a Drill: How Universities Can Save DEI By now, many of us have read the headlines: the U.S. Department of Education has ruled that race-based scholarships, cultural centers, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs violate...

I emailed university faculty/staff/administrators a roadmap to support DEI through legal challenges, collective resistance, and institutional protections for faculty. The question isn’t whether institutions will comply—it’s who will fight back, and how! greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/how-universi...

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Good news everyone!

The wait is almost over! Flashes for Bluesky is now available for free pre-order on the App Store.

🔥 Pre-"order" now (it's free) & get it the moment it launches!

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Posted @withregram • @thenewgalleryapsu Some installation pics of Khari Turner's show 'Lost at Sea' which will be opening on February 24th!

2/15/25 8:01p. Clarksville peeps: it gonna be a rough couple of hours. Make preps/stay safe.

Dawny Fresh’s artist talk tonight was fantastic!! I can’t say enough about how impressive she is when interacting with students and talking about her work. Such a huge fan. @dawnmdickins.bsky.social , Exceptional Myths, @slocumbgalleries @etsuartanddesign . ….And that jumpsuit is 💣

RFK Jr.’s Confirmation Hailed By National Alliance of Funeral Directors “Secretary Kennedy will make death great again," the group said.

“Secretary Kennedy will make death great again.”

a screenshot of the new configuration screen within Flashes in which you can configure how others see your profile

I think you're really going to like this

UT’s College Republicans face backlash over controversial Instagram post on ‘Consent Is’ campaign Tuesday, Feb. 4, the University of Tennessee College Republicans posted a screenshot of the University Center for Health and Wellness’s “Consent Is” campaign T-shirts on their Instagram story with the

Carver D standing up for consent and against religious bigotry. 🥹(And welcome to the world of having your last name misspelled - it happens)

www.utdailybeacon.com/campus_news/...

FFS.

Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.

Breaking News: President Trump said he planned to take control of the Kennedy Center and intended to fire several board members and install himself as chair.

A big thanks to Yun Shin for her artist talk last night! Another thanks to everyone who came to listen!! A night filled with meaningful work and limited edition posters :)

@yunkoungshin @apsu.print.club @ceca_apsu @apsuartdesign

A big reminder that Art Walk is tomorrow! Come check out APSU faculty member Yun Shin's work, being shown in the New Gallery. As well as viewing other work displayed around the Art & Design building. While you're at it head upstairs to view the Summer Research Show being shown in the Beach Gallery.